This profile series introduces leading materials scientists from around the world who happen to be females. Here we speak with Ursula Kattner, physical scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and recipient of the 2016 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award.
Women in Engineering Profile: Margaret Flury
This profile series introduces leading materials scientists from around the world who happen to be females. Here we speak with Margaret Flury, principal materials engineer at Medtronic.
Sandia X-ray phase contrast imaging sees foams and epoxies within layers of metal
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M., has borrowed and refined X-ray phase contrast imaging, originally developed for medical X-rays, to look inside low-density materials without taking them apart.
High-strength magnesium sheet with high formability features low-cost alloying metals
Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science and Nagaoka University of Technology announce development of a high-strength magnesium sheet alloy that has excellent formability comparable to that of the aluminum sheet currently used in body panels of some automobiles.
Ipsen invests $1 million in heat-treat industry by offering $50,000 credits for Titan furnaces
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that it will offer a $50,000 credit toward the purchase of a new Titan vacuum furnace (applies to the 2017 list price of any Titan model) to any company that trades in its old furnace.